About Benchmark Wood Classics

Since 1995, Mark and Sarah Foale and their committed team of craftsmen have been handmaking impeccably crafted bespoke outdoor furniture for discerning residential and commercial clients, both locally and abroad, Working only in solid timber (usually iroko), they focus on producing pieces that marry a timeless, clean-lined aesthetic with expert joinery, while at the same time honouring the natural and beautiful characteristics of the wood. Our tables, chairs, sofas, sunbeds and other patio and garden items feature traditional methods of joinery that have been specifically refined to endure a lifetime in the outdoors. The care and attention with which each piece is made, gives it a warmth and gravitas that carries the mark of the maker, and which can never be replicated in mass production.